The FCC's Public Safety & Homeland Security Bureau (PSHSB) advises, makes recommendations to, or acts for the Commission under delegated authority, in all matters pertaining to public safety, homeland security, national security, emergency management and preparedness, disaster management, and ancillary operations.
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David G. Simpson, Rear Admiral (Ret.),USN, Bureau Chief
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Phone: (202) 418-1300
24/7 Operations Center: (202) 418-1122
Public Safety and Homeland Security Headlines
PSHSB Announces Region 28 RPCs to Hold 700 and 800 MHz Meetings
PSHSB Provides Guidance on Filing of E911 Location Accuracy Reports
FCC White Paper / Cybersecurity Risk Reduction
WEA Waiver Order regarding DCHSEMA test
FCC Seeks Comment on Eighth Annual 911 Fee Report
December 6, 2016 - Letter
2018 SOC Classification of Public Safety Telecommunicators
December 5, 2016 - White Paper
Earthquake Early Warnings: An Engineering Analysis
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Recent Blog Posts
A Busy Fall Kick-Off
On Labor Day, we honor the hard-working Americans who make our economy go and make up the...
Enhancing Public Safety, Network Reliability, and Agency Operations
Hurricane season officially arrived this Wednesday. It’s important for people who live in...
Issues and Initiatives
Technology Transitions & Backup Power
As technology changes, consumers increasingly need backup power to keep their home voice service operational during power outages. Learn more about the FCC’s rules to protect consumers during the technology transition.
Technology Transitions Impact Guide for State, Local, Tribal and Territorial Authorities and Public Safety Entities
EAS Test Reporting System (ETRS)
The ETRS is a system in which EAS Participants must file identifying information, day of test data, and post-test data related to a nationwide test. ETRS provides several new features that ease the data-entry burden on EAS Participants, encourage timely filings, and minimize input errors. The ETRS also offers new data fields that are responsive to stakeholder comments.
CSRIC
The Communications Security, Reliability and Interoperability Council's (CSRIC) mission is to provide recommendations to the FCC to ensure, among other things, optimal security and reliability of communications systems, including telecommunications, media, and public safety.
Task Force On Optimal PSAP Architecture
The Task Force on Optimal Public Safety Answering Point Architecture (TFOPA) has been directed to study and report findings and recommendations on structure and architecture in order to determine whether additional consolidation of PSAP infrastructure and architecture improvements would promote greater efficiency of operations, safety of life.